The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary by Clark Strand and Perdita Finn A few months ago while picking up a few novels at my favourite secondhand bookshop, my eye also landed on this beautiful book, The Way of the Rose. I instinctively added it to the pile and recall thinking simultaneously that I ... Read On
Summer Book Reviews – She’s on the Money by Victoria Devine
She’s on the Money By Victoria Devine There are some really great books out there about money mindset and it’s probably one of the hottest topics on self-help shelves and in the world of personal development right now. I think so many of us were raised with either poor examples of money beliefs and money management, or we witnessed very mixed ... Read On
Summer Book Reviews – Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment And Underlying Meaning Of Everyday Words by David Whyte
Consolations By David Whyte Since I was a teenager, I’ve had a small pile of books that are my ‘bedside books’. They live in my bedside table or my book-bag when I travel, and they are my go-to's when I want to read something light, nourishing or inspiring. Currently the pile includes the Sufi Book of Life, The Pilgrim of Tinker Creek by Annie ... Read On
Summer Book Reviews – Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One By Joe Dispenza It was while listening to Joe Dispenza recently in an interview say that over 90% of the thoughts we think are the same thoughts as the day before that I sat up and paid attention in a new way. It hit me between the eyes. How outrageous is that? ... Read On
Summer Book Reviews – Sacred Rest by Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith
Sacred Rest By Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith It was during an online conference on sleep that I first encountered Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith’s work and her book, Sacred Rest. It came as an enlightening surprise to when she illuminated the importance of seven types of rest – of which sleep and the physical act of resting is just one. It piqued my ... Read On
Book Review: Get Rich Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield-Thomas
I guess it’s fair to say that most self-help books almost always offer some fresh insights or angles on things, some inspiration, and hopefully a sense of motivation to actually go do something different as a result of reading them. And sometimes one of those books really knocks your socks off. Get Rich Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield-Thomas is one ... Read On
August Book Reviews: The Brain
Wow, how many ‘brain books’ are out there right now?! It’s a little endless, and I seem to have a constant stream (no, river!) of books that make me want to retreat to a cave, or a cupboard will do, with my blanky and a cuppa and immerse myself. Goodbye all. So, given how abundant we are with books to read and review that explore leading ... Read On
July Book Reviews: Mindfulness and Thich Naht Hanh
For many mindfulness practitioners around the World, the revered and much loved Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher and activist, Thich Naht Hanh (known by his students as ‘Thay’ which means teacher), is the personification of mindfulness. His practical, compassionate approach to the practice of mindfulness, bringing it into everyday life, has ... Read On
May Book Reviews: The Heart and The Sufi
I’m sure I’m not the only one with a book pile by the bed, although in recent months, with the desire to simplify where possible, I’ve tended to keep just the one I’m reading, perhaps one other, partially picked through, next to the bed. The others wait patiently on the bookshelf in my home office or in the reading corner upstairs. Two books that ... Read On
March Book Reviews: The books behind top TED Talks
Some of the best books I’ve read in recent years arrived into my awareness via some of the best TED Talks I’ve seen, so this month I share some of those books along with their associated TED talks – all of which are rather famous online, and all of which have powerful, fresh messages. You’ll find below my take on the books of Brene Brown, who ... Read On